- to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
- to raise and contract the shoulders.
- the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders.
- a short sweater or jacket that ends above or at the waistline.
- shrug off,
- to disregard; minimize: to shrug off an insult.
- to rid oneself of: to shrug off the effects of a drug.
- to draw up and drop (the shoulders) abruptly in a gesture expressing indifference, contempt, ignorance, etc
- the gesture so made
- a woman's short jacket or close-fitting cardigan
